Patch 7.3 Tips for Returning Players

With the gamescom news that Patch 7.3 is coming week of August 29th, many players are excited to jump back into WoW after a break. Blizzard is adding many catch-up mechanisms making this the most alt-friendly patch so far. In this post we'll highlight everything being simplified from 7.2 to 7.3 and we hope to see you on Argus!\r\rOver the past few weeks the Wowhead team has been creating a variety of new player resources and guides. If you simply cant wait until Patch 7.3 to pick up WoW, check out the following:\rHow to Prepare for Patch 7.3\rWhat to Do as a Brand New Level 1\rLeveling from 100 to 110 in Legion\rLegion Content Requirements\rLegion Attunement Tool - track your character's progress towards unlocking Legion Content.\rEverything about 7.3\r\r\r\rArtifacts\rEveryone starts off at AK 41 when 7.3 hits! No more Work Orders for Knowledge, or quest to reach AK 26. You'll gain one level a week.\rArtifact Knowledge continues up to level 55, with some serious gains.\rAll level 110 players have their third relic slot unlocked--no Class Hall campaign needed. Of course, you will still need to complete the campaign if you want cosmetic rewards like your Class Transmog Set or Class Mounts.\rThe Broken Shore is not required to empower your artifact. You simply keep putting points into your artifact and more of the traits open up.\rFor players under 110, can help you find more Artifact Power.\rWhen players first unlock the Netherlight Crucible in Patch 7.3, players with all sorts of artifacts can select the first tier of perks to increase the weapon of their item level. Additional perks will open based on the number of points put into .\rUnlocking tints related to Hidden or Challenge appearances no longer requires you to equip that *specific* artifact appearance while completing the related content. Simply unlock the base appearance and complete the required criteria in any spec.\r\rBoA Items\rThere are a number of BoA items coming in 7.3:\rHeirloom neck from the mission \rReputation items and \rBonus Artifact Power: \rUnsullied ilvl 880 tokens\r\rConsumables\r: Reusable Augment Rune\rOutdoor combat assistance: \rHealing assistance: \rUpgraded Flight Master Whistle to work on Argus: \r\rContent Pacing\rIf you've been overwhelmed by the deluge of content at the start of a patch, 7.3 is for you. In addition to the raid being staggered for Patch 7.3.5, the quests unlock over three weeks, as well as other meaty content, so you don't have to pursue fun solo activities while minmaxing your artifact simultaneously.\rWeek 1 opens up , , Emissary Quests, two new factions, and the catch-up gear vendor.\rWeek 2 opens up part of for questing, as well as Legion Invasions, which are tied to Argus World Bosses.\rWeek 3 opens up the remaining chapter of , the dungeon Seat of the Triumvirate, and the Netherlight Crucible for Artifact customization.\r\rCheck out the full details in the Content Unlock Schedule.\r\rClass Halls and Followers\rNew armor sets bump your champion's item level up to 900-950: , , \rPatch 7.3 adds new powerful troops to help you complete your missions. As you quest through Argus, repeatable quests for Order Hall Resources will open up. You can acquire the following troops: , , \rThere's a new round of legendary follower eqiupment like making them even more OP!\r was added to the Broken Shore and sold by Warmage Kath'leen for 2,500 to give a follower 6,000 experience.\r was added to the Broken Shore for 400 to upgrade a follower to ilvl 880 instantly. \r\rClass Hall Resource costs have also been changed in the 7.3 Notes:\rThe Tier 4 Class Hall research bonus now costs 1,000 Order Resources (was 2,000).\rThe Tier 5 Class Hall research bonus now costs 2,500 Order Resources (was 4,000).\rThe Tier 6 Class Hall research bonus now costs 5,000 Order Resources (was 8,000).\rAll research durations for changing a bonus have been reduced 1 day (was 3 days).\rThe cost to change the Tier 7 research bonus has been increased to 5,000 Order Resources (was 2,000).\r\rGearing Up\rWhen 7.3 hits, you'll be able to start farming for updated Relinquished gear. This gear starts at ilvl 910 now and Thaumaturge Vashreen has moved to Argus. Each token is 0 .\rThe 7.3 Relinquished tokens allow you to target specific relic types!\rIn addition, various quests and activities rewards Bind-on-Account ilvl 880 Unsullied items, perfect for sending to alts: Fragments des abysses, Invasion des envahisseurs, À bas les inquisiteurs, Fenêtres d’opportunité : Terminus\rThe base item level of Dungeon loot has been increased by +20, making them an excellent source for starter gear!\rMythic Keystone rewards go up to ilvl 915 per dungeon, and ilvl 935 in the weekly chest. This caps at Mythic Keystone 10.\rExisting Profession gear does not have an upgraded ilvl - but if you craft new Argus gear, you can upgrade it to ilvl 935 via .\rGreater Invasions, available week 2, have world bosses that drop powerful loot.\rNo new legendaries are coming before Antorus, so you have time to collect your existing set and don't have to worry about new legendaries drastically changing a playstyle.\r\r\rReputation\rGaining reputation for will be easier in Patch 7.3 with the addition of these items:\r: Read the pages, learning about subtle ways to influence those around you, increasing reputation gain with the factions of the Broken Isles by 200% for 2 hrs. Cannot be used above level 109.\r: Crush the stone, killing the demon permanently and increasing reputation with the factions of the Broken Isles and Argus by 1000. Can only be used on Argus.

Commentaires

Commentaire de Arraya

on 2017-08-23T17:49:16-05:00

Can't wait for this patch! I have so many alts that need to catch up!

Commentaire de Kozzie

on 2017-08-23T18:44:27-05:00

Ugh, anyone feel like they are just rolling through patches to get to the end because they have about 2.5 months to announce and show the next expansion? Honestly, with so much content being dumped on people its pretty hard to even enjoy the current patch. 7.1 - 7.2-7.25-7.3 - to 7.3.5 in months...we are still 6 days shy of a full year for Legion...kind of difficult to enjoy the content right now...almost at a point to just wait until the last patch and then play the game. Really don't even give a rats behind about AoTC as a goal anymore, its useless.

Commentaire de MBH38

on 2017-08-23T19:09:37-05:00

Ugh, anyone feel like they are just rolling through patches to get to the end because they have about 2.5 months to announce and show the next expansion? Honestly, with so much content being dumped on people its pretty hard to even enjoy the current patch. 7.1 - 7.2-7.25-7.3 - to 7.3.5 in months...we are still 6 days shy of a full year for Legion...kind of difficult to enjoy the content right now...almost at a point to just wait until the last patch and then play the game. Really don't even give a rats behind about AoTC as a goal anymore, its useless.\r\r7.25 content outside the raid has been dead for ages. Looking forward to some more lore driven content :-)

Commentaire de lovelywaz

on 2017-08-23T19:23:00-05:00

Question(s)!\r\rAll the gear tokens bought by Éclat de Néant are GONE in 7.3? I know the vendor who has the "Relinquished" tokens Thaumaturge Vashreen is moving to Argus but what about "Dauntless" tokens sold by Mage de guerre Kath'leen ? Is she moving to Argus as well and all the tokens are being removed from the game altogether or we can still buy Dauntless tokens?\r\rI am asking because if they are gone then I should get my enchanter to spend all the shards and get dauntless gear to DE before its too late.

Commentaire de Watermoon78

on 2017-08-23T19:38:00-05:00

I personally find the pace of new content exhausting and a little off-putting.. Then again, I am a fairly casual player. I wonder how hardcore players feel\u2014the exact opposite or perhaps the same (too much gearing again and again for new raids?)?

Commentaire de perculia

on 2017-08-23T20:06:07-05:00

Question(s)!\r\rAll the gear tokens bought by Éclat de Néant are GONE in 7.3? I know the vendor who has the "Relinquished" tokens Thaumaturge Vashreen is moving to Argus but what about "Dauntless" tokens sold by Mage de guerre Kath'leen ? Is she moving to Argus as well and all the tokens are being removed from the game altogether or we can still buy Dauntless tokens?\r\rI am asking because if they are gone then I should get my enchanter to spend all the shards and get dauntless gear to DE before its too late.\r\rBelieve Kath'leen is staying as is.

Commentaire de durf24

on 2017-08-23T21:28:04-05:00

Ugh, anyone feel like they are just rolling through patches to get to the end because they have about 2.5 months to announce and show the next expansion? Honestly, with so much content being dumped on people its pretty hard to even enjoy the current patch. 7.1 - 7.2-7.25-7.3 - to 7.3.5 in months...we are still 6 days shy of a full year for Legion...kind of difficult to enjoy the content right now...almost at a point to just wait until the last patch and then play the game. Really don't even give a rats behind about AoTC as a goal anymore, its useless.\r\rI mean, would you rather we have content droughts like we've had in the past in Cata, MoP, and WoD? I'd rather have too much to do than not enough or content that just isn't worth doing at all due to not being rewarding enough to bother with.

Commentaire de Kozzie

on 2017-08-23T21:31:22-05:00

7.25 content outside the raid has been dead for ages. Looking forward to some more lore driven content :-)\r\rhuh? Dead for ages, you must not have any kind of job or life outside the game because 3 months is clearly not "dead for ages" - especially when the final raid boss on LFR was released 2 wks ago...the content you crave is how quickly can you get things done, where the majority of players that I know are still clearing heroic raiding and trying to level an OS. "Dead for Ages", that cracks me up...

Commentaire de mushu999

on 2017-08-23T21:37:12-05:00

Above under Class Hall Resources, you said this:

"All research durations for changing a bonus have been reduced 1 day (was 3 days)."

But did you leave the word TO out? Because it means something different with and without that word...

Commentaire de Kozzie

on 2017-08-23T21:39:24-05:00

I mean, would you rather we have content droughts like we've had in the past in Cata, MoP, and WoD? I'd rather have too much to do than not enough or content that just isn't worth doing at all due to not being rewarding enough to bother with.\r\rYes, I would, seeing how I have 11 alts that are at various stages because content keeps interrupting. So, your next reply is well, they have a catch-up, really, what if the whole point of playing a game isn't to wait so I can "catch-up" and be tempted to go get tokens to boost my alts gear to blow through previous content, or maybe, I would like to concentrate on current content with an OS instead of catching up as they so desire to do with 7.3. Its only boring content for players that have blown through content in 3-5 days, or weeks and they themselves are now bored. That is what is driving your narrative and everyone else that is likely on the whole give me more, more, more content, now, now, now...you've blown through the content, likely never enjoyed the patch, have done what you want and now are like little guppies at the top of the water waiting to be fed. The only problem is the majority of the player base, the ones that have a life and job, actually are still in heroic raiding.

Commentaire de perculia

on 2017-08-23T21:41:48-05:00

Above under Class Hall Resources, you said this:\r\r"All research durations for changing a bonus have been reduced 1 day (was 3 days)."\r\rBut did you leave the word TO out? Because it means something different with and without that word...\r\rThis was just a direct quote from the patch notes linked above. But if you look at the PTR version of something like Appel de la nature it says 1 day in Quick Facts, down from 3.

Commentaire de Kozzie

on 2017-08-23T21:53:58-05:00

I personally find the pace of new content exhausting and a little off-putting.. Then again, I am a fairly casual player. I wonder how hardcore players feel\u2014the exact opposite or perhaps the same (too much gearing again and again for new raids?)?

Yep, most of the player base is casual players playing 2-3 times a week for a few hours and at least my friends list and guildie friends, seeing less and less on with comments from the 7.3 announcement of "You have to be kidding me, seriously!" - I'm feeling the same way, I'm just getting tired of this, Argus was a mistake, they needed to make that a part of the pre-launch or new expansion...more questing, losing flying, and 11 bosses in a raid - coming to 39 bosses in this expansion. 9 more then any more recent expansion - Cata\/MoP\/Draenor - 20 bosses between 7.2.5 and 7.3.5 probably. Then you still have the announcement of the new expansion likely at Blizzcon, probably a 2 month pre-patch launch similar to the Legion Invasions at the end of Draenor...and this is the "catch-up" phase for your alts...at this point, you nailed it by saying, "off-putting", yeah, kind of done with this, I'm going to Blizzcon and not even excited about that because of more exhausting stuff.

I'm not much a fan of Ion Hozzikostas and the direction his team is taking this game. It is exhausting and off-putting and seemingly catering to top end players and guilds. Although, even top end guilds like Serenity dismantled mostly due to losing healers. So, I don't think my comments are that far off. Although I'm sure the trolls will respond.

Commentaire de lovelywaz

on 2017-08-23T22:00:02-05:00

People complain when there's less content ... People complain when there's more content .... Blizz is in no win situation.\r\rBut they must be doing something right because millions are still playing WoW every day ;)

Commentaire de Kozzie

on 2017-08-23T22:16:04-05:00

People complain when there's less content ... People complain when there's more content .... Blizz is in no win situation.\r\rBut they must be doing something right because millions are still playing WoW every day ;)\r\rAnd many millions more that use to play WoW are playing something else.

Commentaire de cadfile

on 2017-08-23T22:32:43-05:00

I have a life and job outside the game. I play an hour or two every few days and I don't have 11 alts in Legion. I have 9 that are now 110 and I don't feel there's been too much content to keep up. I don't try to keep all my toons equal. I have one main that unlocks everything like flying and used it to send my other alts the catch up for the Artifact power and I have most of their class hall campaigns finished.\r\rMy alts are for when I get bored playing a toon or I want to play a different role in a dungeon.\r\rI'm not into raid progression so I guess the large number of bosses doesn't bother me either.\r\rTo each his own

Commentaire de Janon

on 2017-08-23T23:20:17-05:00

I have a life and job outside the game. I play an hour or two every few days and I don't have 11 alts in Legion. I have 9 that are now 110 and I don't feel there's been too much content to keep up. I don't try to keep all my toons equal. I have one main that unlocks everything like flying and used it to send my other alts the catch up for the Artifact power and I have most of their class hall campaigns finished.\r\rMy alts are for when I get bored playing a toon or I want to play a different role in a dungeon.\r\rI'm not into raid progression so I guess the large number of bosses doesn't bother me either.\r\rTo each his own\r\r100% agree with you :) my hardcore raider days are gone ... and I am quite happy with the new catch up mechanics in 7.3 :)

Commentaire de Yevan

Commentaire de Fenopy

on 2017-08-24T00:09:00-05:00

Can somebody tell me what the requirements are to get on argus? My brother just szartet with legion last friday and currently works on the reputation for nightfallen to get the worldquests. Will he be able to join me on Argus?\r\rThank you for your help!

Commentaire de lovelywaz

on 2017-08-24T00:55:08-05:00

Can somebody tell me what the requirements are to get on argus? My brother just szartet with legion last friday and currently works on the reputation for nightfallen to get the worldquests. Will he be able to join me on Argus?

Thank you for your help!

No pre quests required. When 7.3 goes live, you will get a quest to see Vallen and off you go!

Having some gear is always good because mobs there hit harder and have more hp but I guess for first few days you can just tag along the crowd to do quests there without much trouble.